How did the Parliamentary Papers in our archives inform safety standard during the period of railway mania?
Delve into intriguing and unexpected finds from our extensive archive of railway records, working drawings, personal papers, photographs and more.
We recently acquired some interesting publications from W.H. Smith & Son. You may wonder why as, on the face of it, the railway connection is rather tangential.
In preparation for our exhibition Destination Stations, Ellen Tait takes a look through the Network Rail archives.
We recently acquired a set of parliamentary papers covering the years 1837 up 1906. How will we begin to catalogue them?
This collection might seem somewhat dry at first glance, but it offers fascinating insights into 19th and 20th century society.
Discover the new stories emerging as we continue to update our list of fallen railwaymen.
The railways have had a strong literary influence, as a new collection in our archive reveals.
Charlotte Dennard explains the mammoth task of cataloguing our biggest archive collection—not a job for the faint-hearted!
Poetry about the building of a railway bridge? Our fascinating archive collection has it all.
A newly-acquired collection in our archive is a vital piece in the jigsaw for anybody researching railway history.
How did a group of Great Central Railway employees come to drown in Egypt? Our archives offer some answers.
Our archive is helping to record and make accessible personal stories of the First World War.